D. G. Yuengling & Son (Yuengling)

Pennsylvania
Food Beverage and Tobacco

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Established in 1829, Yuengling remains a private, family-owned brewing company. In 2020, D. G. Yuengling & Son established a joint venture with Molson Coors to expand its legal distribution to the western United States. The family continues to oversee operations and business practices, and D. G. Yuengling & Son controls the operations and distribution in the 22 eastern states in which it operated already prior to the joint venture. Yuengling has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on views or beliefs. The company does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. Furthermore, Yuengling has not used its reputation, corporate dollars, or PAC contributions to support ideological groups or agendas hostile to freedom of expression. Yuengling does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. For these reasons, D. G. Yuengling & Son receives a Lower Risk rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

Yuengling is a family-owned brewery and does not publish supplier guidelines or a code of ethics. Yuengling has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on ideological views or religious beliefs (1)(2).

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
Rationale

Yuengling does not publish its charitable giving guidelines, however, the company does not appear to discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving. The Richard Yuengling Jr. Foundation grants university scholarships and Yuengling’s charitable work focuses on supporting veterans, first responders, and bald eagle conservation (1)(2)(3)(4)(5).

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

Yuengling does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Yuengling does not use its corporate image to involve itself in politics or ideological matters (1). The company is committed to “reducing its carbon footprint”, but does not have a specific carbon pledge (2)(3).

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

There are no publicly known cases of Yuengling’s donating to ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression. Yuengling’s charitable giving focuses on supporting veterans, first responders, students, and bald eagle conservation (1)(2)(3)(4).

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
Rationale

Yuengling does not operate a PAC at this time (1).

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May 23, 2023

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